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Chicago School Bus Accident Lawyers

A school bus accident is every parent’s nightmare. If your child was injured or killed in a school bus accident, or if you were hit by a school bus, it is important to move quickly to establish your right to obtain financial compensation for damages.

The Chicago school bus accident lawyers of The Horwitz Law Group represent all parties who may have been injured in school bus accidents, including:

  • Children riding as bus passengers
  • Children injured while getting on or off the bus
  • Children or other pedestrians hit by a school bus
  • Drivers and passengers of other vehicles involved in a school bus accident

Causes of Chicago Bus Accidents

Our Chicago auto accident attorneys will investigate to determine the possible causes of the school bus accident, including:

  • Drunk driving or driving while impaired by drugs
  • Distracted driving — texting or talking on a mobile phone, driving while supervising bus passengers
  • Inadequate training or failure to follow procedures
  • Inadequate bus maintenance, including bad brakes, bald tires or preventable mechanical failures
  • Failure to comply with state and federal motor vehicle safety regulations

An average of 19 children die in school bus-related accidents each year in the U.S.: five occupants of a school bus or other school transportation vehicle and 14 pedestrians. — National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

School bus owners and operators must adhere to a higher standard of care than do drivers of private vehicles. If they fail to do so and someone is hurt because of their negligence, we will hold the liable parties financially responsible.

To arrange a free consultation about your case, please contact The Horwitz Law Group today.

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Case Results

$6,900,000.00

for a motor vehicle wrongful death case.

$5,300,000.00

for a 75-year-old woman who suffered an above the knee amputation due to being run over by a private school bus.

$4,500,000.00

for a young lady who was run over by a private waste hauling company while crossing the street.

$3,600,000.00

for a trucking accident resulting in the death of the driver.

$3,000,000.00

for a 70 year old man who died, without any living relatives, seven months after being hit by a car while crossing the street.

$2,300,000.00

for a client whose family was killed by a street sweeper that ran a red light.

$2,100,000.00

for a client injured in a 2005 Metra train derailment case.

$1,600,000.00

for a minor rear-ended on an expressway in Kankakee.

$1,400,000.00

for a premises liability accident resulting in below the knee amputation.

$1,200,000.00

for a woman who was hit by a car while crossing the street.

$1,197,000.00

for a client who was injured on the CTA red line train.

$900,000.00

for a bicyclist hit by a car.

$800,000.00

for a passenger injured in a rideshare rollover accident.

$750,000.00

for a rideshare accident injury.

$600,000.00

for a low-speed rear-end accident.

$500,000.00

for injuries in a van accident pulling a trailer.

$500,000.00

for a minor injured in a ride-share accident.

$495,000.00

for a pedestrian injured due to a sidewalk defect.

$350,000.00

for a passenger injured in a rideshare rollover accident.

$289,000.00

for a driver injured in an auto accident.

$270,000.00

for injuries from a right-turning truck.

$260,000.00

for a family injured in an auto accident.

$255,000.00

for a law enforcement officer rear-ended by a truck.

$250,000.00

for a motorcyclist rear-ended.

$233,000.00

for an individual injured by a dog.

$225,000.00

for a bicyclist hit by a car while crossing the street.

$201,000.00

for a driver rear-ended on the expressway.

$175,000.00

for a client who had lawyers at another law firm trying to settle the accident case for only $60,000.

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